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Issue Details

Issue #70
Published April-May 1952
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Robot Cop of Gotham City"

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Pencils Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Inks Winslow Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Be Sure of Your Facts!"

Characters Buzzy
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Winslow Mortimer
Inks Winslow Mortimer
Letters Gaspar Saladino

12 page Batman story "The Robot Cop of Gotham City"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; I: Mr. Weir and the "robot cop"
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Half page Private Pete filler "Get ready for barracks inspection in fifteen minutes, men!"

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page Casey the Cop filler "The sarge put me on traffic duty."

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

11 page Batman story "The Masterminds of Crime!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dave Gregg (Villain); Mr. Tolan (Villain); Mrs. Marcy; Joe Webster (Villain); Walls (Villain)
Synopsis Batman disguises himself as the crook Drexel to infiltrate the Crime Academy.
Genre super-hero
Script David Vern Reed (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Joe Rosen
Reprinted in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-8; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972)

Half page Varsity Vic filler "Oh boy!"

Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page One Punch Willie filler "Remember yer fightin' a tricky guy tonight, Willie!"

Genre humor
Script Phil Berube
Pencils Phil Berube
Inks Phil Berube
Reprinted in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #121 (February 1958)

2 page Jerry the Jitterbug filler "Hmm--I never go for this fortune stuff, but--"

Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "Burglars, Beware!"

Genre crime
Script David Kahn (signed)
Pencils Raymond Perry
Inks Raymond Perry
Letters typeset

Half page Peg filler "Let's start a sorority!"

Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

12 page Batman story "The Parasols of Plunder"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: The Penguin
Synopsis The Penguin is released from prison on parole, providing he gives up anything having to do with birds. So he takes up an umbrella business....with the same criminal results!
Genre super-hero
Script Bill Woolfolk (credit by O'Hearn)
Pencils Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Letters Joe Letterese?
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-4-07.
Reprinted in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 (December 1965); in Batman Vs. the Penguin (Signet Books, 1966 series) #nn

Half page Quick Quiz activity

Script H. T. Elmo (signed)
Pencils H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inks H. T. Elmo (signed)
Letters H.T. Elmo?